UAV

UAV event in Royal Air Force Akrotiri area, Cyprus on Mon 2nd March 2026

2nd March 2026

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The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force base ⁠of Akrotiri in Cyprus has witnessed a suspected Iranian drone attack overnight, the island’s president and the British Ministry of Defence said, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would allow the United States to use its bases to attack Iran.

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